Symphonic Encounters

This is a regular professional rehearsal. Please note that the rehearsal plans are decided by the conductor and might include one or all listed pieces. 

Tentative rehearsal program:

Have you ever wondered what happens if a single melody is played in two keys at once? a new color emerges, and magic happens! A puppet comes to life!

Join the VSO musicians at this open rehearsal to experience Stravinsky’s characterful ballet score and his use of this compositional tool- known as bitonality. Be ready to hear some of the most challenging passages ever written in the world of orchestral music. By the end of this rehearsal, you will learn how the musicians experiment with ideas and refine their performance through a collaborative effort.

Stefan Asbury, Conductor
Louis Lortie, Piano

Concert Program:
Missy Mazzoli  – River Rouge Transfiguration 
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4  
Stravinsky – Petrouchka  

This is a regular professional rehearsal. Please note that the rehearsal plans are decided by the conductor and might include one or all listed pieces. 

Guest conductor Nicolas Ellis returns to the VSO. He’s joined by acclaimed Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski to take on Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto, bursting with originality and brilliance. Battle with Fate itself in Tchaikovsky’s colossal Symphony No. 4 in F minor, plus a new, complementary work by Kelly-Marie Murphy, sparked by light overcoming darkness.

Nicolas Ellis, Conductor 
Simon Trpčeski, Piano  

Concert Program:
Kelly-Marie Murphy – And so be changed to lightning in the end  
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major  
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4  

This is a Dress Rehearsal. Dress Rehearsals usually include a run through of the program. However, please note that rehearsal plans do sometimes change. 

Maestro Tausk and violin virtuoso Paul Huang rise to the challenge of Shostakovich’s emotionally charged and frenzied First Violin Concerto. John Adams’ groundbreaking Harmonielehre receives its much-anticipated BC premiere, propelling the orchestra to new heights with its vision of an oil tanker rocketing skyward. Plus a world premiere from BC composer Nicholas Ryan Kelly featuring the radiant Elektra Women’s Choir. 

Otto Tausk, Conductor
Paul Huang, Violin
Elektra Women’s Choir  

Concert Program:
Nicholas Ryan Kelly – Earth, Beloved (World Premiere)  
Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1  
John Adams – Harmonielehre (BC Premiere)